Author: Dani Tietz
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Village Board Agenda 1.16.2018
The Village of Mahomet Board of Trustees will meet on Tuesday, January 18 at 6 p.m. at the Village Administration Building. [gview file="https://mahometnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/01-SS-01162018-AGENDA-DRAFT.pdf%22] Read more
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Sangamon Students to wear Polar Watch to track physical activity
Sixty minutes of physical activity can do a lot for a young child. While lack of exercise has led to one and three children in America being overweight or obese, a new study published in Monographs of the Society for Research in Child Development shows regular exercise helps children to develop larger brain volumes that… Read more
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School’s Out: Martin Luther King Day Celebration
Join the Museum of the Grand Prairie as they explore the rich cultural heritage of the African American community in Champaign County on this Martin Luther King Day. The Martin Luther King Celebration run from 1 to 3 p.m. on January 15. Visitors will learn about the life of Dr. King, celebrate his legacy and… Read more
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MSHS basketball programs to host 10th annual Hoopin’ for a Cure January 26
The Mahomet-Seymour basketball program will compete with one goal in mind on January 26: to combat cancer. The 10gth Annual Hoopin’ for a Cure event will begin at 6 p.m. as JV and Varsity teams face Lincoln. In the main gym, the MSHS girls’ varsity team will play in the main gym as the JV boys’… Read more
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Weekend Trips: Pokagon State Park and Toboggan run
I get sucked into Instagram sometimes. I look at travel sites and want to travel both near and far to see all of the glorious places that the snapshot captured. It’s actually kind of a running joke between my person and myself. I’ll say, “Let’s go see the pelicans migrating in Indiana!” And we’ll drive… Read more
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Cornbelt makes changes to provide better emergency response times
When a loved one is not breathing, when a teenager is trapped in a car or when a home is on fire in the middle of the night, the difference between rescue arriving within 5 minutes or within 10 minutes can seem like a lifetime. Cornbelt Fire Department Chief John Koller, the Cornbelt volunteers and… Read more
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MSHS Girls’ Basketball defeats Mount Zion
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Monday night’s formula for success is not one Mahomet-Seymour girls’ basketball coach Nathan Seal would like to see repeated. A slow start was followed by a fast finish. The outcome was satisfactory as the Bulldogs (10-6) defeated visiting Mount Zion 57-37, but the manner in which the win was achieved was… Read more
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Political Candidates to make appearance in Mahomet next week
Jon Rector, Republican candidate for Champaign County Clerk, will meet with voters at Mahomet IGA on January 10 from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Democrats Daniel Biss (Gubernatorial), Aaron Ammons (Champaign County Clerk), Jen McMillin (Illinois House 101st District), Darlene Kloeppel (Champaign County Executive) and Ramona Sullivan (Champaign County Circuit Judge) will be at Los Zarapes… Read more
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Opportunity for Central Illinois residents to participate in artificial intelligence research
By Dani Tietz dani@mahometnews.com Picking up a smartphone and putting in a numeric password is something millions of people do every day. More recently, people have been able to hold their smartphone up to their face only to have it open through face recognition technology. But artificial intelligence, which is readily available in nearly any… Read more
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Difanis provides opportunities for East Central Illinois
By Dani Tietz dani@mahometnews.com As a realtor of over 20 years, RE/MAX Agent Matt Difanis has given thousands of people the opportunity to pursue their homeownership dreams. Difanis remembers being a newly married 21-year old undergrad student with the opportunity to purchase his first home. “We had a delightful realtor,” he said. “But I had… Read more